History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1056; G.L. 1909, ch. 321, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 372, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 426, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 33-15-17; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 1, effective July 21, 1992.